The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-10-01

anu drawers Oh WdtEF are Gu6 aug
10 -Saxons of the vicinity of Cork
and it's neighborhood. Negroes
consider it good thing to get an
opportunity to ditch and work the
streets, but that kind of material is
not much in demand Yet they do
live, and many of them well, too
CHURCHES.
New Orleans like Savannah has
no lack of churches. Manysof our
cities fear have many more
churches than real piety. In this
city the Roman Catholic church
abound. Among the colored peo-
pie the Baptist predominates.
Louisiana is Baptist State to the
core as regards the colored people.
Congregationalism and Episcopal
ianism are pretty thoroughly frozen
out.
African Methodism that body
which is fast producing the largest
number of intelligent pastors and is
the most vigorous body of the Arian
family in Georgia has but feeble
foothold in this State. The 4Aeth-
odist Episcopal church of the Unit
ed States is that branch of tho
Methodist family most pc pular here
And no sooner than one enters one
of these sanctuaries than he feels
and beholds yankee thrift, enter
prise, Yankee money and Yankee
spirit of liberty and wide-awake-
ness. These churches are we'll
pastored, excellently trained, aud
show mark of earnest Christian
w prk done for them. | played for
one, Clinton street, NJ E. church.
Rev L. Jackson, pastor, last Sab
bath and to my utter surprise. and
qualification neither was there u
spiritual (nigger melody sung nor
was there IA mistaken saint present
who imagined she was walking the
streets OF the New Jerusalem and
therefore like "a wild elephant she
must jump, snort, strip herself
naked, soil her white linen, spoil
the shape of her bonnet and kicked
up the mischief in general. There
were Amens, and groans, but moth
ing more. [ was very f,rcibly re-
minded of the New Street church
under the very excellent Reverend
S ,lters. But remember this was Il
northern Methodist church. | pas.
on. The Baptist churches are
numerous. They are too numerous
in some localities for good efficient
work. Often we fnd them only {
few rods distant from each other
but the members of the one in sym
pathy, brotherly affection, and rea
love are only twenty-five thousand
miles distant from each other.
This lack OF Christian fellowship
and love has it's own origin in the
irregular establishments and unchris
tian and Selfi~h foundation at m INV
OF these churches, Their otigi'
reminds one of the customs of the
Barons in the feudal age. When
ever a big brother becomes ag-
grieved and can find enough person,
as unwise AS himself to follow HIM
he forthwith sallies abroad estab>
lish church deGes by bis impru-
dence the older church and of this
new branch he becomes the shep-
herd and bishop. AS a matter OF
fact no love can exist be ween the
followers of these brethren | speak
particularly of the suburban APP
pendages or villages to tn" city. !
think however the churcl es # the
city are regular and of thorough
B,ptiSt relations to the other
churches The largest Baptist
church Of this city is the "Old BAp
fist church about SO years old and
of membership of 1900, the
largest in the State. Rev. j. FL.
Burnell. a young man of intelligence
and culture Is pastor, receiving
about 800 per annum. A small
salary, but large salaries for minis
ters are not fashionable in this city.
| presume "Grnce" pays the re-
mainder of their board bill, rents
etc.